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27-03-2008, 09:58 PM   #11

Re: Ear Tufts!


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Originally Posted by angieh
Actually it was seeing those photos of Topsey that made me think about ear tufts - he or she has them!
Strange, I noticed that as well



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27-03-2008, 10:02 PM   #12

Re: Ear Tufts!


I first read about that blinking "kitty kiss" years ago in a cat magazine I took. Either I do it wrong or I have weird cats, because none of mine have ever responded...this is 6 cats I'm talking about......



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27-03-2008, 10:08 PM   #13

Re: Ear Tufts!


Right Eileen, me and you, its experiment time
We must both blink slowly and yawn at our special girls and see what the outcome is



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27-03-2008, 10:13 PM   #14

Re: Ear Tufts!


I always blink at Denis and when he is a cute mood he starts the blinking, he winks at me too but that's a different story!!! It settles cats down and is a sign of communication. When I first took Denis to the cattery the lady there said 'I have tried everything with him even blinking!' which I thought was cute as he had stayed loyal to me....

The tufts thing on ears probably attracts more sound waves and therefore is needed if feral



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27-03-2008, 10:59 PM   #15

Re: Ear Tufts!


Ok, I have tried 3 times now, blinking slowly and yawning at Eva. She just looks at me in disgust and turns away dismissively



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28-03-2008, 03:07 AM   #16

Re: Ear Tufts!


great site have booked marke it to re-read again

there are a few breeds that have ear tufts such as Maine coons there are about 4 or 5 others sorry i dont know which, maybe there has been the odd pedigree cat fathering kittens



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28-03-2008, 03:19 AM   #17

Re: Ear Tufts!


this is Scarlott one of my old Maine coons she has ear tufts but only small ones most MC have really big 1s





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28-03-2008, 03:04 PM   #18

Re: Ear Tufts!


What a lovely looking cat!



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28-03-2008, 03:33 PM   #19

Re: Ear Tufts!


Abyssinians have ear-tufts as well, it's one of the breed "bonus features". Being short-hair cats they have no chance compared to those of a Maine coon.



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28-03-2008, 05:03 PM   #20

Re: Ear Tufts!


Cats and ear tufts?-Most interesting. I have noticed over the years that I am starting to grow hair from my ears-it`s most unseemly in a Gent but having spent 20 odd years taking in waifs and strays it makes sense



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